atherosclerosis

The findings of the study are not surprising, but I wanted to post it on the blog since it is one of the few studies I have seen that examined more than one of the "sickness" mediator levels in a major chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), and found all of them to be elevated...

When I am in inflamed state I always felt extremely worse if I drink milk for example. The symptoms I experience were intestinal bleeding (I have Crohn's), extreme scalp hardness, psoriasis getting worse, fatigue, cramping etc. Even just drinking plain mineral water higher in calcium created...

"How the f*ck did I have three blocked arteries?? I fasted, ate low carb, cut seed oils, did cardio and weights at least 5x a week. End result…. My widow maker was 95% blocked?? thank the Lord I just happened to go to cardiologist after iwatch reported afib" LINK TO THE TWITTER POST Take a...

My experience so far has been that fried/heated saturated fats (coconut/butter) increase stiffness, pain and inflammation in the body. I believe that interactions is worse if there is some kind of inflammation in the body prior to ingesting the saturated fats (This is problematic to someone with...

SFAs play the leading role in 1 of the greatest controversies in nutrition science. Relative to PUFAs, SFAs generally increase circulating concentrations of LDL cholesterol, a risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). However, the purpose of regulatory mechanisms that...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11995291/ "This article summarizes research conducted during the last 2 decades that addresses the idea that stored iron plays a role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and that iron reduction through phlebotomy may play a role in the treatment or prevention...

“A new paradigm for preventing atherosclerotic cardiovascula disease (ASCVD) is needed. The most recent US data show the long-term decline in cardiovascular deaths has stopped, and has started to increase in the most at-risk populations.1 Indeed, rising rates of obesity and diabetes mellitus in...

I know this study was in hepatitis C patients only, but there is nothing about Hep C that would invalidate this finding in the general population too. Quite a few people on the forum reported that when they tried to talk to their doctor about endotoxin and its possible role in their health...

I posted a study more than year ago, which examined the role of NO in aging and disease. The Nitric Oxide (NO) Theory Of Aging One of the main endogenous stimulators of NO synthesis is endotoxin (LPS). It turns out that the connection between LPS and CVD has been studied for a long time in...

Atherogenesis inhibition induced by magnesium-chloride fortification of drinking water. - PubMed - NCBI Biol Trace Elem Res. 2002 Winter;90(1-3):251-9. Atherogenesis inhibition induced by magnesium-chloride fortification of drinking water. Cohen H1, Sherer Y, Shaish A, Shoenfeld Y, Levkovitz...

Ray has written about the role of low copper, high serotonin, and generally low thyroid function in changing hair color from dark (or blonde) into white with advancing age. It just so happens, that these phenomena also affect heart health. I have long suspected that premature greying of hair on...

http://www.zjrms.ir/article-1-2972-en.html Background : Trace elements such as manganese have an important role in the maintenance of the normal structure and physiology of cells. Manganese is involved in many biological processes. Therefore, an evaluation of the manganese in the...

These studies are old, but I am just posting them here as further support of the thyromimetic properties of androsterone. As we know, thyroid hormone is the primary regulator of levels of uric acid and serum lipids and Ray has recommended improvement of thyroid function as the primary method for...

Cortisol decreases the synthesis of hyaluronic acid by human aortic smooth muscle cells in culture. - PubMed - NCBI The effect of cortisol on the synthesis of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) was studied in cultured human aortic smooth muscle cells. Cortisol, at a level slightly exceeding the...

Comparisons with treatment with niacin to raise HDL and lower LDL has been considered the gold-standard for all new statin drugs. However, it has been shown that both niacin and niacinamide have the same protective effects on cardiovascular disease (CVD) despite the fact that niacinamide has...

http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abs ... 50-4131(15)00519-7 "Highlights •Thermoneutral housing accelerates onset of metabolic inflammation •Thermoneutral housing uncouples adipose tissue inflammation from insulin resistance •Atherosclerosis is potentiated in thermoneutral mice...

High Dietary Taurine Reduces Apoptosis and Atherosclerosis in the Left Main Coronary Artery

"Our findings suggest that long-term treatment with this drug promotes coronary artery atherosclerosis in non-human primates," Shively said. "This may be clinically significant for people because almost a quarter of middle-aged women in the United States take antidepressants, the most prescribed...